大跌眼鏡
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Chinese[edit]
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
to have one's jaws drop; to be surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded | ||
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trad. (大跌眼鏡) | 大 | 跌眼鏡 | |
simp. (大跌眼镜) | 大 | 跌眼镜 |
Etymology[edit]
Literally “to suddenly drop one's eyeglasses”; said to be in reference to earlier, loosely-fitted glasses which fell off easily.
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
大跌眼鏡
- (figurative) to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be greatly surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded
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